Mon.Nov 18, 2024

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The Upside of Disruption

Leading Blog

A S our recent history has shown us, disruption does not happen linearly. We can’t expect change to be an extension or an improvement on what we already know. As Terence Mauri puts it in The Upside of Disruption , we must rethink everything. “We can’t have resilient leadership without deliberate and sustained rethinking.” We become irrelevant, trapped in our past successes.

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How to Maximize Irritating Genius

Leadership Freak

Highly talented people think differently. They offend the status quo. Don’t tell irritating geniuses to tone it down. Encourage eagles to soar and lions to roar. You can’t be great and hold down irritating genius at the same time. Learn to maximize irritating genius. More.

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4 Leadership Habits That Drive Away Top Performers

Lead from Within

Retaining top talent is crucial for any organization’s success. However, even the most skilled and dedicated employees can become disillusioned if their leaders exhibit certain detrimental habits. While many leaders focus on attracting top performers, it’s equally important to recognize the behaviors that can drive them away. Understanding these leadership pitfalls is essential for fostering a thriving workplace where top talent can excel and feel valued.

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4 Faulty Assumptions You Have about Giving Feedback

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Today’s post is by Anna Carroll, author of The Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team’s Success ( CLICK HERE to get your copy). If you are a manager, the chances are great that you dread giving honest feedback to your team members on a frequent basis. And yet it is at the top of the list of what employees today want and need from their leaders.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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How To Build Lasting Customer Relationships Using The Triple Fit Strategy

Eric Jacobson

“It’s time for companies to rethink their growth logic and strategy,” according to Christoph Senn and Mehak Gandhi , authors of the new book, Triple Fit Strategy: How To Build Lasting Customer Relationships And Boost Growth. The authors affirm that there would be much more value if companies no longer operated in a transactional buyer-seller relationship, but instead as a singular team.

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Helping Refugees Into Work

The Horizons Tracker

New research from King’s College London focuses on how employers can help refugees and asylum seekers find work and thrive in the workplace. More than 26 million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide face significant barriers to decent employment. This study examines steps employers can take to support these individuals and ensure their success at work.

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How Technological Innovation Affects (Perceived) Job Insecurity

The Horizons Tracker

The economic literature has provided abundant evidence on how firm innovation, digitalization, and automation affect employment dynamics, yielding different and sometimes controversial conclusions. Technological innovation impacts individuals, occupations, industries, and regions in varying ways. Despite this complexity, the public often holds negative views about its impact on jobs.

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Yum China’s CEO Joey Wat Innovates by Observing Customer Behavior

CEO Insider

Joey Wat, the CEO of Yum China—owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and other fast-food brands—has a unique strategy for developing new products. She spends hours inside Yum China restaurants, observing customers as they eat. Speaking at the 2024 Fortune Global Forum in New York City, Wat revealed that she often devotes “two or […] The post Yum China’s CEO Joey Wat Innovates by Observing Customer Behavior appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Generative AI Is Still Just a Prediction Machine

Harvard Business Review

If you fail to understand the fundamental nature of these tools, you’ll inevitably use them incorrectly.

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Canada Post Strike Announced: What’s Going to Happen to the Mail?

HR Digest

Postal workers play a critical role in any country, more so with the holiday season fast approaching. Taking a page out of the NYT tech workers’ books , the same employees who went on strike to stand up for their rights during a critical period for their organization recently, Canada Post workers are now on strike. Around 55,000 workers announced a nationwide postal strike in Canada, their first in 2024, and the first since 2018.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Research: The Stigma Disabled People Face During Negotiations

Harvard Business Review

Even when disabled employees demonstrate the same skills and behaviors as their nondisabled peers, their performance is often rated lower — especially for women.

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Survey Shows Most Ukrainian Refugees Want To Return Home

The Horizons Tracker

More than 4 million Ukrainians fled their homeland following the Russian invasion in February 2022, with most seeking refuge in neighboring and other European countries. Research tracking the evolving plans and integration outcomes of Ukrainians across Europe shows that around the start of this year, 58% still plan to return home when it is safe, and 7% aim to go back soon.

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Green Innovation Shows New Markets Don’t Have to Be Disruptive

Harvard Business Review

Contrary to popular belief, companies can create innovative solutions that address environmental challenges for society while delivering immediate economic benefits for themselves — it doesn’t have to be either or. Nondisruptive creation, an approach to innovation that is comfortably familiar without being fully familiar, could open up a profitable path for industries while you address environmental concerns, allowing you to achieve positive-sum outcomes for your company, your industry, and soci

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Zepto’s Rapid Growth Comes With High Costs for India’s Youngest Billionaires Amid Fierce Competition

CEO Insider

Kaivalya Vohra, the 21-year-old co-founder of Zepto and one of India’s youngest billionaires, is overseeing an ambitious growth strategy that comes with a hefty price tag. In recent months, Zepto’s monthly cash burn has soared to approximately $30 million as the quick-commerce startup intensifies its rivalry with major online grocery players like Blinkit, Bigbasket, and […] The post Zepto’s Rapid Growth Comes With High Costs for India’s Youngest Billionaires Amid Fierce C

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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Working While Parenting a Teen: Not What I Expected

Harvard Business Review

Amy G thought the demands would ease up. Instead, they’ve just changed.

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Do I Really Want To Be a C-Suite Leader?

Harvard Business Review

A leader who’s on track for the C-suite learns how to choose between her career purpose and her potential.

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